Amazing family friendly resort, they have free bicycle rentals while you stay for up to 2 guests…read more$10 for each rental after that and thats for your entire stay! The bike paths are safe and well maintained, everything is accessible by bike, we rode to the grocery store and back in 15 minutes including shop time :0 The loop trail that follows the river is beautiful and a great way to spend the day. The guest clubhouse is definitely family time friendly, upstairs is a large spacious lounge area with plenty of seating. They have board games, pool (75cents a game), and ping pong (25cents a ball) a TV and various puzzles. During the week you can sign up for craft projects. Downstairs is the gym and arcade. The arcade is a little outdated and could use some games form this decade, but ok. The pool and hot tub are a fan favorite kids loved being able to swim at 10 am because the pool is heated. The condo was beautiful and homey the rustic decor blended perfectly into the scenery. Stocked with everything you need to feel at home all you need to bring is laundry soap and bathroom toiletries for the shower. You can bring food to cook on the stove or the provided BBQ pits outside each unit. We are already looking forward to our next stay.

What a great little spot. It is quiet but very close to many things. It feels like a cabin in the…read morewoods without being too isolated. One Bummer- no electric car charging station.

Bennington Properties is our go to vacation rental company in Sunriver. They have a huge selection…read moreof homes and the are the kindest folks to work with!

We just spent 5 wonderful , restful and beautiful days at Sun River in one of Colton Bennington…read morerental homes.The location was just across from the Sun River Center. The second day we were there the smoke detectors went off warn us that they needed batteries. I called the Bennington office and in less than an hour our problem was fixed! Best of all we had to leave early on our last day and I left my bank bag with over $500.00 cash in it beside the bed in the small dresser.When we go home and everything unpacked no money bag.I sent a text that next morning to the housecleaning crew and asked them to check and see if was there. I left them all my information and they called me and said it was there and they put it in the mail for me. I offered them $100.00 to buy some pizzas for the crew and they said they appreciated the offer but couldn't do that. My happiness is all they needed. It is so heart felt to know there are still honest people in America. Our next trip down there I will look the crew ! Thank you for your honesty. jon Jennings

We were in Bend visiting family over the Christmas break and someone had the great idea to try…read morerenting snowmobiles. After a Google search, I found a place located right at Wanoga Sno Park. Because they were the only ones that came up on multiple Google searches and the ease of pickup and drop off right at the park, they were completely sold out. They referred me to Kevin at Advanced Performance. After a couple of calls to ask questions (I'd never snowmobiled before) we settled on 4 sleds (two singles and two doubles). It was about a 30 minute drive from Bend down in Sunriver, but easy to find the "shop" (which is really just an upstairs office above a home). Kevin was extremely helpful and enthusiastic about getting us on the trail for some fun, giving us a quick orientation to the trail system, making recommendations about places to go (and not go) and giving us basic tips on operating the snowmobiles. According to one family member familiar with snowmobiles, the sleds were nothing special (a pair of Polaris 550's and a pair of Polaris Touring FST 600's) but good enough for our family (my wife and I, our two teenagers, and the kids grandparents) After the 20-30 minute haul to the Edison Sno Park (about 10 miles away but the road was a solid sheet of ice after all the recent snow, so we could only safely go about 30 mph) we had the sleds unloaded and hit the trail. We made a beeline for Elk Lake Lodge for lunch (crowded but GREAT) and then came back by an alternate route. Beautiful scenery and reasonably well groomed trails. There was a lot of traffic on some sections because of the holiday season, so on our way home there was a lot of "washboard" (whatever you call them in snowmobile terms) that was annoying to ride on, but we still had a blast. Bottom line, if you have your own truck and can haul a trailer with the snowmobiles, this is a great option. The experience feels more like borrowing sleds for the day from a friend (including the idiosyncrasies of missing review mirrors or minor stuff like broken speedometers), and Kevin come across as a helpful local more than a businessman (I mean that in a good way). He has a decent selection of helmets (both full face and motocross type) and can supply bibs/pants (remember to buy or bring your own balaclava and gloves if you have them!). When I needed pants, Kevin literally gave me the pants he was wearing.

My boyfriend, sister and her boyfriend were vacationing in Sunriver OR last March. We had skied…read moreour brains out and decided to try something new. We had seen Advanced Performance Rentals business on our way back to the village in Sunriver from Mount Bachelor Ski park a few times that week and decided to stop in to inquire about renting some snowmobiles. We were in luck, there were snowmobiles available for the next day and we were able to negotiate a great price them. Being novices, the owner Kevin made sure that we were given the appropriate snowmobiles for us. The next morning we arrived at 7am. We were very pleased to see our machines that we had reserved were loaded on the trailers, fueled up and ready to go. We were quickly fitted with the appropriate helmets, given easy to follow (did i mention, easy to follow) trail maps and were also given a crash course on the rules and safety regulations of snowmobiling. Kevin suggested on which sno-park to go to... taking in consideration that we were novices. ( I find that all of the locals know the good places to have fun) We hooked his trailer full of equipment to our Jeep and off we went for our adventure of the day. It all ran like clock work... he had us heading out to the park within 30minutes of arriving at his shop. Not that I was worried about the time... The rental time was for all day... so we really didn't feel rushed or feeling like the clock was ticking. We were on vacation and that is the last thing you want to worry about. We were just excited to get the our adventure on! Anyway.... i just wanted to say that our experience that day was awesome... the snow, the sun..... the new adventure.... We all agreed that we would do it again AND we will be sure to rent from Advanced Performance Rentals again. Thank you so much! We shall return!

Definitely one of the best highlights of our trip to Bend, Oregon over the weekend…read more Shay (maybe spelled Che) was A fantastic tour guide! Very knowledgeable, whimsical, lighthearted, and free spirited. The perfect person to lead an adventure into the Oregon wilderness. Our trip started with a short van ride from the Fred Meyer parking lot. She shared lots of knowledge about various trees in the area, wildlife, things the local government was doing to help clean up some of the territory we're gonna be going to explore the cave. She seemed like somebody who genuinely enjoys her job, likes to explore, and is just a genuine, good person all around. Going into the cave was surreal, almost like stepping into a different climate. It definitely felt like it was 45° all year round down there. Once we lost the natural lighting too it became very spooky, but everybody had headlamps so it was pretty easy to see where we were going. My wife and I saw a few baby brown bats hanging out on the walls while we were there. They were so tiny and cute! I'm glad they're able to survive down there. I really like that her tour guy gave us a choice between one of two directions into the cave. I have really bad knees, and thankfully, our tour guide, and our group was able to respect that. We had a very good lighthearted adventure down in the dark. My favorite part was when we all got to turn off our headlamps for a little bit, and stay silent, and just enjoy utter blackness. Deathly felt like a good way to de-stress a little. Shay was a fantastic tour guide and we are definitely going to be using this to our group again in the near future. Thanks for the memories!

As a local for nearly 40 years, I wasn't sure about using a tour, but every detail of our starlight…read moresnowshoe adventure went so well. The online res system was easy to use. A change to our party 1 week prior was dealt with quickly and kindly, including a follow up call just to be sure we were taken care of. Our tour leader was super friendly and knowledgeable about local ecology. I learned so much! The snowshoes had great bindings-- no one had them come loose. (Poles would have been helpful. I would bring my own next time) The bonfire was amazing and the goodies were tasty. Nature did her part with a sparkling clear night, brilliant moon and meteor. I will definitely do another tour with Wanderlust!

The room is fine but the location is very off from downtown. If you are going rafting, this is the…read moreperfect spot. It is right to a raft place. It is a great location if you enjoy hiking. There is pond and trail behind the units. The trail along the river will take you to the Lava Trail head. It is under 2 miles to get there. Ofd thing about this place was, there were 4 doors to the 1 BR unit. That is super weird and the first for us. Do you keys may not work for some of the doors.

My family bought into WorldMark over two decades ago and we loved it. Ever since Wyndham took over,…read moreit's been a steep decline and this one is no different. The rooms are dingy and have a lingering smell of... old. A little cigarette-y and a little moldy. There's dust over all the window sills and when we checked in, there was an old bandaid left on the floor of our room. Ew. The employees at the front desk are fine, the "concierge" is still just for trying to pressure you into an even more high pressure timeshare sales presentation (after our HORRIBLE experience with WorldMark/Wyndham San Diego - NEVER AGAIN), and the location is decent but don't even consider staying here unless they completely remodel all these old buildings and change ownership from Wyndham to literally anyone else. Groundskeeping staff is WONDERFUL though and really do the best they can with clearly limited support. Pool and lawn looks great!

Dear Sunriver,…read more Primarily, we'd like to extend many thanks to you for allowing us the usage of White Elm 31 from Aug 24-28. It was a unique opportunity to experience the beauty of Sunriver and nearby Bend, where we had a family celebration. Unfortunately, the experience was not as perfect as we would have hoped for or wanted. The factors that contributed to this feeling were the following: -The description of a four bedroom, 3.5 bath home for up to eight people listed on the Village Properties website did not match the actual home once we arrived after our long drive from CA. The home had three master bedrooms with its own bathroom (two on the garage level, and one on the living room/kitchen level with the half bathroom next to the master) but no fourth bedroom. -With that set-up, unfortunately, one of the families did not have a proper room to stay in and had to make do with a provided mattress (stuffed in the closet) that had to be laid down in the alcove between the two downstairs master bedrooms, in which they had no privacy whatsoever. -Alex from the office was not very amicable and abrupt via phone and email when we advised her of the situation and the misleading description upon check-in (we had this reserved back in early February of this year). When we asked if it was possible to get a little compensation back for the inconvenience this caused, all she could reply with was, "I forwarded your request to our vacation property manager." Unfortunately, nothing came of that during our stay. -The request for extra beddings we had emailed Village Properties on Aug 15 was confirmed by Alex, but, upon check-in, those were nowhere to be found in the home. Another phone call to the office and after about an hour wait, the beddings that were supposed to have already been there got delivered. Whomever made the delivery did acknowledge and concede that the beddings had been waiting in the office and was unsure as to how/why they had not already been at the home when we checked in. -Thursday morning, Aug 25, around 9:15, one of our family members decided to check out and use the hot tub. To his surprise, he found someone cleaning it, unbeknownst to us, and again, no one had bothered to inform us via email or phone call. Because of that situation, he decided to no longer attempt to use the hot tub for the entirety of the stay. -We were told that the cleaning crew had vacuumed and made the entire home ready; however, we found crumbs that they had missed under the dining room table, the tabletop itself sticky, and dusty windowsills. On our checkout day, Sun, August 28, we did receive what seemed to be an auto generated email from Mark Halvorson, the owner of Village Properties at Sunriver, thanking us for our stay and hoping we enjoyed our time and additional verbiage of that nature. The tail end of the email stated, "If you had a less than satisfactory experience, please call us at 1.800.SUNRIVER so that we can take care of your request right away. We value your feedback." Unfortunately, it was a little too late to contact them as we had already checked out and were already on the road for a 10-hour return trip back to CA. Overall, the short vacation for the family celebration was not as comfortable as it could have been but did not deter us from making the best of it in an unfamiliar location. Whether we return to Sunriver in the future is a mystery for now but if we do, we will give Village Properties another shot and hopefully, it will meet our expectations. As of this writing, my wife re-checked the listing for White Elm Unit 31 and it now states, "3 bedroom, 3.5 bathrooms."

Very Disappointing Experience -- Misleading Location Our…read moreexperience with the Village Properties at Sunriver was extremely disappointing. The listing gave the impression that we would be staying in Sunriver, but the property was actually miles away. We were not familiar with the area, and that distinction made a huge difference. We were provided with bikes, but what's the point of having bikes when the property is too far away to realistically bike into Sunriver? We ended up needing a car just to get where we expected to be staying. In my opinion, the way these properties are marketed is deceptive at best and could easily mislead people who aren't familiar with the area. The location should be made much clearer upfront rather than making guests assume they are actually staying in Sunriver. We would never stay here again, and I would strongly recommend that anyone booking carefully verify the exact location before making a reservation.

The Lava lands visitor center has a small gift shop, staff out front with times for a guided tour,…read morethey have souvineer penny smasher and a small museum about the volcano and fossils. It also had the trail heads for the trail of the Molten lands, the trail of the whispering pines, the roadway up to lava butte, as well as information on the lava river tunnels, and other things in this portion of the park.

Lava Lands is part of small cinder cones on the northwest side of Newberry Volcano, a massive…read moreshield volcano rises to the southeast. This region is characterized by extensive lava flows, including the 7,000-year-old flow from Lava Butte, a prominent cinder cone. How I like to see as much as possible is by mountain bike. From Lava Lands parking lot pick up the 4 mile fast flow furious fun single track for 4 miles curving through Ponderosa Pines following lava fields. Ride through the lava rock featuring panoramic views of snow capped mountains. At the end of Black Rock single track connect with the Deschutes River and ride along at least a mile to Benham Falls - so magnificent! Continue riding 5-10-XX more miles filling up your passion bucket in the natural wonders following and flowing with the Deschutes River. I fulled up my bucket for 20 miles - at time rivers flows with power and times as still as a lake. Let's go! Wherever the powerful river flows! Wherever the peaceful river goes! Many feel the pace only the river knows - as I did flow along by mountain bike!